Methods and Systems for Geo-Location Optimized Tracking and Updating for Events Having Combined Activity and Location Information

1. A method comprising: determining, by a computing device, a plurality of geo-locations of a monitoring device, the monitoring device being wearable by a user while performing an activity; identifying, by the computing device, a plurality of times at which the geo-locations are determined; calculating a distance between the geo-locations; calculating a difference between the times to identify a time period; and changing, by the computing device, a rate of obtaining geo-location data associated with the monitoring device based on the distance between the geo-locations and the time period.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining that the distance between the geo-locations exceeds a pre-determined threshold; and determining that the time period exceeds a pre-calculated limit, wherein changing the rate of obtaining geo-location data associated with the monitoring device based on the distance between the geo-locations and the time period comprises: increasing the rate of obtaining the geo-location data upon determining that the distance between the geo-locations exceeds the pre-determined threshold and the time period exceeds the pre-calculated limit.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: calculating a ratio of the distance between the geo-locations and the time period; determining that the ratio is greater than a pre-determined threshold, wherein changing the rate of obtaining geo-location data associated with the monitoring device based on the distance between the geo-locations and the time period comprises: increasing the rate of obtaining the geo-location data upon determining that the ratio is greater than the pre-determined threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining that the distance between the geo-locations is less than a pre-determined threshold; and determining that the time period is less than a pre-calculated limit, wherein changing the rate of obtaining geo-location data associated with the monitoring device based on the distance between the geo-locations and the time period comprises: decreasing the rate of obtaining the geo-location data upon determining that the distance between the geo-locations is less than the pre-determined threshold and the time period is less than the pre-calculated limit.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: calculating a ratio of the distance between the geo-locations and the time period; determining that the ratio is less than a pre-determined threshold; wherein changing the rate of obtaining geo-location data associated with the monitoring device based on the distance between the geo-locations and the time period comprises: decreasing the rate of obtaining the geo-location data upon determining that the ratio is less than the pre-determined threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the geo-locations includes a longitude and a latitude.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device includes a bracelet, or a watch, or a wristband.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device is for wearing on a leg of the user, or a wrist of the user, or a forearm of the user, or an upper arm of the user, or a head of the user, or a chest of the user, or a waist of the user, or an article of clothing worn by the user.

9. A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, a plurality of spatial positions of a monitoring device, the monitoring device for use by a user while performing one or more activities; receiving, by the computing device, a plurality of times associated with determining the spatial positions; calculating a distance between the spatial positions; calculating a time period based on a difference between the times; and determining, by the computing device, based on the distance between the spatial positions and the time period whether to change a rate of obtaining geo-location data associated with the monitoring device.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: determining that the distance between the spatial positions exceeds a pre-determined threshold; and determining that the time period exceeds a pre-calculated limit, wherein changing the rate of obtaining geo-location data associated with the monitoring device based on the distance between the spatial positions and the time period comprises: increasing the rate of obtaining the geo-location data upon determining that the distance between the spatial positions exceeds the pre-determined threshold and the time period exceeds the pre-calculated limit.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: calculating a ratio of the distance between the spatial positions and the time period; determining that the ratio is greater than a pre-determined threshold; wherein changing the rate of obtaining geo-location data associated with the monitoring device based on the distance between the spatial positions and the time period comprises: increasing the rate of obtaining the geo-location data upon determining that the ratio is greater than the pre-determined threshold.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: determining that the distance between the spatial positions is less than a pre-determined threshold; and determining that the time period is less than a pre-calculated limit, wherein changing the rate of obtaining geo-location data associated with the monitoring device based on the distance between the spatial positions and the time period comprises: decreasing the rate of obtaining the geo-location data upon determining that the distance between the spatial positions is less than the pre-determined threshold and the time period is less than the pre-calculated limit.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: calculating a ratio of the distance between the spatial positions and the time period; determining that the ratio is less than a pre-determined threshold; wherein changing the rate of obtaining geo-location data associated with the monitoring device based on the distance between the spatial positions and the time period comprises: decreasing the rate of obtaining the geo-location data upon determining that the ratio is less than the pre-determined threshold.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein each of the geo-locations includes a longitude and a latitude.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the monitoring device includes a bracelet, or a watch, or a wristband.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the monitoring device is for wearing on a leg of the user, or a wrist of the user, or a forearm of the user, or an upper arm of the user, or a head of the user, or a chest of the user, or a waist of the user, or an article of clothing worn by the user.

17. The method of claim 9 , wherein each of the spatial positions include an x co-ordinate, a y co-ordinate, and a z co-ordinate.

18. A method comprising: receiving, by a server, information associated with a monitoring device, the monitoring device for use by a user while the user is performing a plurality of activities; identifying, by the server, based on the information the activities performed by the user; identifying based on the information locations associated with the monitoring device; determining whether a first one of the activities is different from a second one of the activities; determining whether a first one of the locations is different from a second one of the locations; and changing, by the server, a rate of obtaining geo-location data upon determining that the first activity is different from the second activity and the second location is different from the first location.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the information associated with the monitoring device includes multiple geo-locations for the monitoring device, or multiple spatial positions of the monitoring device, or a combination thereof.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the monitoring device is for wearing on a leg of the user, or a wrist of the user, or a forearm of the user, or an upper arm of the user, or a head of the user, or a chest of the user, or a waist of the user, or an article of clothing worn by the user.